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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MARCH 14TH,
[A. Meeting Opening]
2023 SCHOOL BOARD WORK SESSION TO ORDER.FIRST, WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE FY24 STATE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET SESSION FROM MR. SMITH.
[B. FY24 State Legislative Budget Session]
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS, DR. DOHERTY, JUST A BRIEF UPDATE TODAY ON THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
I WILL COME BACK IN APRIL TO GIVE A MORE EXHAUSTIVE UPDATE REGARDING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS.
BUT I KNOW CLEARLY THE HOT TOPIC FOR US HAS BEEN THE BUDGET PIECE.
JUST AS AN UPDATE. RIGHT NOW THERE STILL IS NOT A BUDGET DEAL IN TABLE.
THERE IS WHERE THE CONFRETES ARE TRYING TO MEET THIS WEEK ENRICHMENTS OR HOPEFUL BEFORE THAT.
THE NEXT BEST EFFORT ON THEIR BEHALF, MAYBE AT THE VETO SESSION, WHICH IS APRIL THE 12TH.
WE KNOW WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT THEN.
CERTAINLY, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS GOING MUCH LONGER.
GOOD AND BAD PART IS WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE.
WE KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WE HOPE IT DOES NOT GO THAT MUCH LONGER.
ONE PIECES YOU TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET.
I KNOW THIS HAS COME UP FOR CONVERSATION AS WELL.
THE GOVERNOR RECENTLY HAS MENTIONED THIS TOO IS CONVERSATIONS AND LOCALITIES WITH REGARD TO NARCAN, AND THAT'S BEEN A CONVERSATION.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING OUR DISTRICT DR. DOHERTY HAD A TEAM-LEADING LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THIS IN ALL OF OUR K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS.
WE WANT TO TRY TO FIND A WAY TO DO THAT.
OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE MOVING PARTS THAT COME WITH THAT.
FOR US, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT CLOSELY, POSSIBLY A POLICY WHICH WOULD INCORPORATE A STANDING ORDER THAT WE WOULD INCORPORATE THEIR MOU WITH BRIDGING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
WE'VE TRIED TO LOOK AT DOING THAT THROUGH THE CSP.
THAT'S NOT A WORKABLE PROCESS.
VDH IS PROBABLY THE BETTER PROCESS FOR US TO CONSIDER.
THE SECOND PIECE THAT COMES WITH THAT OBVIOUSLY IS TRAINING OUR NURSES THROUGH THE PROGRAM ITSELF.
THEN OBVIOUSLY THE OVERALL COST.
WE'VE LOOKED AT THE COST FOR A TWIN PACK THROUGH THE VDH PHARMACY, YOU'RE LOOKING AT $130 FOR TWIN PACK.
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE WOULD WORK THAT IN OUR DISTRICT UNDERSTANDING FULL WELL, THAT WE DO HAVE OUR MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS, THE UNIFORM POLICE OFFICER DECILE ROWS THAT DO CARRY NARCAN.
BUT WE KNOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO CONSIDER.
OTHER LOCALITIES HAVE DONE THAT.
WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT PROCESS HOPEFULLY TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR MORE DESCRIPTIVE UPDATES ON THAT.
AGAIN, JUST NOTE, OBVIOUSLY, IN APRIL I WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.
THE GOVERNOR DOES HAVE UNTIL MARCH 27TH TO SIGN THEM IN OR VETO LEGISLATION.
WHEN WE COME BACK IN APRIL, WE'LL KNOW MORE FULLY ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS.
WE DID SEE SOME GOOD SUCCESSES ALONG THE WAY.
ANYTHING FROM RECOGNIZING OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
DOCTOR THROUGH SOME LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS.
WE'RE ABLE TO PUT FORWARD WITH REGARD TO THE VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND LOOKING FORWARD TO GIVING YOU THOSE UPDATES.
BUT FOR TODAY, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. MR. SMITH, BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? [NOISE] I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO MORE UPDATES IN APRIL.
NEXT, WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR MR. PIKE.
[C. School Safety & Security Update]
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, DR. DOHERTY.
WE CONTINUE TO REVIEW OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES AND I'M TRYING TO MAKE AS MANY CHANGES AS POSSIBLE OR NEEDED TO ADAPT TO THE CURRENT NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
LAST FEW YEARS, WHILE WE'VE USED QUITE A RANGE OF TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE OUR OVERALL SECURITY PROTOCOLS AND TO INCORPORATE LESSONS LEARNED FROM EVENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE ALL OF OUR COUNTRY THAT AFFECT HOW WE OPERATE OUR SCHOOLS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE'VE HAD HERE RECENTLY WAS OUR EDITION OF THE VESTIBULES OF SCHOOLS ARE SOMETHING THAT WE'VE GREATLY NEEDED.
THIS PARTICULAR ONE, YOU CAN SEE WAS THE ADDITION THAT TOOK PLACE DURING THE CHRISTMAS BREAK. THANK YOU.
FOR THOSE OF ANDO, THAT WAS OUR RAVE AFTER ONE OFF WHICH HAD A MEDICAL EMERGENCY SOMEWHERE.
AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE FINISHED UP AT AROUND WHAT'S BEEN FULLY IN USE AT FIVE OF OUR SCHOOLS.
THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL RIGHT HERE WAS COSBY HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE ADDITION OF THE MEGA TRAILERS OUT FRONT, HOW THEY'VE BEEN INCORPORATE BOTH THE PROCEDURALS ON HOW THEY'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL AND OF COURSE, THE EQUIPMENT IN PLACE.
THESE WERE THE FIVE SCHOOLS THAT WE DID COMPLETE.
NOW IT SAYS THAT METAL BOOK, HOW THEY'VE USED IT AS WELL TO NOT ONLY DID WE ENHANCE IT AT THE DOOR ITSELF AT THE OFFICE PROCESS WAS ADDED SPACE TO THAT.
THERE'S A LOT MORE ROOM FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS AND THE PARENTS THAT COME IN TO VISIT.
THIS COMING YEAR WE HAVE 19 SCHOOLS THAT ARE SLATED TO HAVE SIMILAR WORK DONE.
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SOME WILL BE COMPLETE INSTALLATIONS AND SOME OF THE SCHOOLS THAT ALREADY HAD SOME EXISTING EQUIPMENT IN PLACE WILL ENHANCE THAT TO AGAIN, SECURE THOSE VESTIBULE AREAS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND TO MAKE IT SOME STANDARD PROCEDURES WHEN PEOPLE COME IN, THERE'LL BE FUNNELED INTO THE OFFICE TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM WANDERING INTO OUR BUILDING SO WE CAN CUT DOWN AND HOPEFULLY SOME OF THE NEGATIVE TRANSACTIONS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON OUR HALLWAYS INVOLVING BOTH VISITORS THAT SHOULDN'T BE THERE.WELL, WE'LL HIT THE OTHER 13 SCHOOLS AND TAKE CARE OF THOSE.
IT'LL BE A LONG PROCESS, BUT A LOT OF WORK'S BEEN DONE.
WHILE OTHER WORK OBVIOUSLY IS BEING PERFORMED THROUGH OUR NEW CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT.
IT'S BEEN A BIG UPGRADE AND A BIG NEED THAT WE'LL USE.
THERE'LL BE A LOT MORE TRAINING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE OBVIOUSLY WITH THE TRAINING TO THE STAFF THEMSELVES ON THE PROPER UTILIZATION SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT AS WE GO THROUGH AS WELL TOO.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE IS TO SELL BOOSTERS.
I WAS AT ENA JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO AND THEY'RE ACTIVELY THERE RIGHT NOW.
PUTTING THAT IN THAT BUILDING TAKES ABOUT TWO DAYS TO PUT IT IN.
AS YOU SEE, THIS IS A UNIT THAT WE ACTUALLY PUT IN HARROGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS A TEST UNIT LAST SUMMER.
WE LOOK AT THAT SITE TO BEGIN WITH SIMPLY BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK OVER TO BEGIN WITH JUST THE VERY LOW ABILITY TO USE THE PHONES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
THAT WAS REALLY HAMPERING, AGAIN, A RAVE APP THAT WE WERE USING.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE SET AT 3G AT 16, WAS JUST IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WE TURN THE UNIT ON AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS IT JUMPED BACK UP TO 51 AND NOW THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT CELL COVERAGE AND HEADPHONE TO UTILIZE OUR EQUIPMENT IS GOING WITH IT.
ANOTHER THING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, THIS CAME DOWN THROUGH A STATE LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR WHERE DIGITAL MAPPING THIS MORNING FOUR PEOPLE IN MY OFFICE ESCORTED INDIVIDUALS FROM THIS COMPANY THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.
WE'RE LAYING OUT THE DIGITAL MAPPING TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, WE'LL BE DOING OVERLAYS WITH THESE AND ADDING THESE INTO ALL OF OUR SCHOOL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS.
WHEN IT'S COMPLETED, ALL THIS INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED WITH THE OTHER EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, SUCH AS FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS TO WHAT SOMEONE THEY RESPOND AFTER HOURS.
THEY'LL HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION WE'LL HAVE.
IT ALSO GIVES US A PLATFORM THAT WE CAN DOWNLOAD AND USE AS WE GO THROUGH AND MAKE CHANGES IN OUT SO WE CAN KEEP UP WITH THE APPROPRIATE MAPPING OF OUR SCHOOLS.
CAMERAS HAVE BEEN A HUGE PIECE OF THE PIE OF SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
THIS IS THE LAST 16 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE AT THIS POINT AS OF LAST FRIDAY, THE FIRST PHASE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY PULLING ALL OF THE CABLE, THOSE MILES AND MILES OF CABLES HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE CAMERAS TO ACTUALLY SHOW UP.
WE'VE GOT, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AROUND THE COUNTRY, ABOUT 600 PLUS CAMERAS THAT WERE WAITING TO BE DELIVERED.
ONCE THEY GET HERE, WE'LL GET THEM INSTALLED, GET THEM PROGRAMMED, GET THEM FOCUSED, AND THEN WE'LL START TRAINING THE STAFFS ON THE PROPER USE OF THESE THINGS.
THEN OF COURSE, THOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THEY'LL ALL BE THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAMS THAT WILL HAVE IT ADDED TO THEIR LAPTOPS AND WE'LL TRAIN THEM ON HOW TO USE THIS.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GOOD SUCCESS WITH OUR CAMERAS WORK MR. ROBERT'S OFFICE QUITE A BIT.
RISK-MANAGEMENT OR SCHOOL DISCIPLINE PEOPLE THAT THEY'D BEEN INVALUABLE AND THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO AID AN INVESTIGATION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN PHENOMENAL AS THEY USE THESE CAMERAS.
IT IS TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT THE RECYCLING PROCESS FOR REPLACEMENT ON OUR EXISTING SYSTEMS. MOST OF THESE SYSTEMS LASTS FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS TO WHERE THEY START TO DEGRADE.
WE'VE STARTED TO PUT TOGETHER WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL COME LET YOU LATER ON TO BOARD LATER ON.
I'VE TALKED ABOUT THE MONEY PIECE OF IT, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'VE IDENTIFIED WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO AND OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS ON HOW TO REPLACE THESE SYSTEMS THAT KEEP VIABLE.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF CAMERAS THAT HAVE TO, AND EVEN THOUGH IT SHOWS 2,700 PLUS ACTUAL PHYSICAL CAMERAS, MOST OF THESE MULTI-HEAD, SO IT'S CLOSER TO 9,000 CAMERAS THAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT TO COVER OUR DISTRICT.
THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S BEEN AN INITIATIVE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AS THE SECURITY ASSET MANAGERS WE CALL SAMS BOXES.
WE JUST UPGRADED THE ONES THAT WE HAD ON THE PAST AT ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO WHERE NOW WE HAVE NINE OF THEM THAT ARE IN SERVICE OR WANT TO SAY IN SERVICE, OUR PEOPLE CAN NOW USE THEM.
OF COURSE, THESE ARE MAINTENANCE PEOPLE, OUR IT PEOPLE, OUR FOOD SERVICE PEOPLE ALL COMMAND OR THEY CAN GO AND USE THESE.
ONCE WE GET THEM ALL UP AND DONE, WE'LL BE INTEGRATING YOU GET THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASPECT OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
THEY'LL HAVE ACCESS TO THESE BOXES AS WELL TOO.
PRIMARILY WE'RE POSTING AS CLOSE TO THE VESTIBULE WHEN SOMEBODY COMES TO THE DOOR 1,
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SO IT'LL BE A TWO STOPPING AND GET THE KEYS TO THE BUILDING AND IT'S GOING TO HELP US SECURE AND KEEP OUR HARD KEYS IN CHECK.WE DECIDED ALSO THAT WE'D GO AHEAD AND THIS PICTURE HERE YOU'LL SEE A VERY LARGE BOX IN THE BACK WE GOING TO GO BY THREE OF THE 90 SECTION ONES AND PUT THEM AT THREE OF OUR HUBS AND THIS WOULD BE OUR FACILITIES DIVISION.
OUR FOOD SERVICE PEOPLE AND OUR IT DEPARTMENT TO WHERE THEY'RE FOLKS FOR AFTER HOURS.
BUT IN PARTICULAR EMERGENCIES WORK WILL BE ABLE TO GO AND GET A COMPLETE SET OF RING OF KEYS FROM ONE OF THESE HUBS SO THEY CAN GO OUT AND TAKE CARE OF THE BUSINESS WHEN AN EMERGENCY BASIS.
IN THE FUTURE. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO.
THEN OF COURSE THE VESTIBULE IS A BIG ONE.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
WELL, IT'D BE COMPLETED OVER THE NEXT TWO SUMMERS, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER INTERMEDIATE TIME.
IN SOME OF THE OTHER SHORTER BREAKS, AGAIN, WE REALLY WANT TO START TALKING ABOUT THESE CAMERA REPLACEMENTS.
WE WANT TO GET TO WHERE WE WERE IN THE PAST.
WE WANT TO KEEP THESE THINGS UP AND RUNNING.
WE NEED ADDITIONAL ACCESS CONTROL POINTS, AS WELL AS THE KEY BOXES THAT WERE DONE AT OUR SCHOOLS.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GET IN AND BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE BUSINESS WHEN WE GET THERE.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OUR PRACTICES AND CHANGE AS WE NEED, UPDATE OUR POLICIES TO ADAPT TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
THERE WAS A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE WILL ENHANCE SECURITY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO BRING THOSE THINGS FORWARD AND INTEGRATED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO USE THIS EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATELY AND TIMELY TO REALLY MAKE THE JOB EASIER AND KEEP EVERYBODY AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PIKE. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY DISCUSSION?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE WELL DONE JOB.
>> ALL OF YOUR WORK IS ACTUALLY VERY IMPORTANT, BUT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT THE DOUBLE VESTIBULE IS I THINK THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO THE SCHOOLS TO KEEP UNDESIRABLES OUT OF COMING INTO OUR BUILDING JUST RANDOMLY.
I THINK WE DO A GREAT JOB OF TRYING TO PREVENT THAT AS IT IS, BUT A DOUBLE VESTIBULE CERTAINLY PROVIDES THAT BARRIER THAT MAKES IT EASIER FOR US TO ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL AND KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE IN THE BUILDING AND THOSE FOLKS OUT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE DOUBLE VESTIBULES.
I HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOLS THAT ARE GETTING THEM.
OBVIOUSLY MOVING FORWARD ALL OF OUR NEW BUILDINGS, WE HAVE TODAY'S CIRCUMSTANCES IN MIND IN THE DESIGN AND WHAT'S NECESSARY.
BUT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WHEN THE SCHOOLS AND THE DALE DISTRICT WERE BUILT, WE REALLY WERE THINKING ABOUT WHEN THEY WERE BUILT IN THE 1950S AND '60S.
WE WEREN'T THINKING ABOUT ACTIVE SHOOTERS COMING INTO BUILDINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE DOUBLE VESTIBULES.
I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE A GREAT ASSET TO OUR SECURITY.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. NEXT, WE HAVE A PREVIEW OF GRADUATION FOR 2023 FROM DR. HIGH,
[D. Graduation 2023]
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MS. COKER, MS. HAINES, DR. DOHERTY, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS AFTERNOON, I WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR GRADUATIONS SPRING 2023.
WE HAVE ABOUT 10 WEEKS UNTIL GRADUATION AND WE'RE BEGINNING TO FEEL THE EXCITEMENT AND PUSH TO ENSURE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO CROSS THAT FINISH LINE.
BEGINNING WITH THE WEEK OF MAY 22 AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY AND VIRGINIA STATE.
I KNOW A FEW OF YOU ARE REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE TWO OF YOU HAVE GRADUATES THIS YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AHEAD OF TIME.
SCHOOLS WILL CONTINUE COMMUNICATING INFORMATION TO THEIR COMMUNITIES REGARDING THE SENIOR EVENTS AND DATES THAT COME ACROSS.
SOME EXAMPLES OF SENIOR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A BASKETBALL GAME WITH SENIORS VERSUS THE FACULTY.
SOME SCHOOLS ARE DOING SENIOR PICNICS.
OUR SENIORS TYPICALLY WALK THEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, WHICH WE LOVE SEEING THAT.
THERE WILL BE ICE CREAM SOCIALS AND THEN SOME SENIOR ASSEMBLIES.
LOOK FORWARD FOR THOSE DATES ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE GRADUATES.
HERE ON THIS SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE THE GRADUATION DATES STARTING WITH MONDAY, MAY 22ND AT VCU, WE HAVE THREE, THOMAS DALE, MIDOTHIAN, AND JAMES RIVER.
ON TUESDAY WE HAVE MAY 23RD, WE HAVE MANCHESTER, COSBY, MONACAN, AND THEN ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH AT VCU WE HAVE LC BIRD, MEADOWBROOK, AND CARVER HILL HIGH SCHOOL, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THOSE TIMES ARE RESPECTIVELY 10:00 AM,
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02:30 PM, AND THEN 07:00 PM.THEN ON FRIDAY, THE 26TH, THE GRADUATION WILL BE AT VSU WITH MATOACA AND CARVER HILL AND YOU'LL SEE THERE'S AN ASTERISK THERE WITH AN ADJUSTMENT TIME JUST TO HELP WITH CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC AT ETTRICK ELEMENTARY.
WE RECOGNIZE AS EDUCATORS AND I KNOW THAT YOU DO AS PARENTS, THAT SOMETIMES OUR SENIORS BEGIN TO LOSE A LITTLE FOCUS TOWARD THE FINISH LINE.
BUT WE HAVE MULTIPLE STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE WORKING WITH SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS STAY ENGAGED AND ALSO TO RE-ENGAGE THEM AS NECESSARY.
THIS YEAR, SENIORS WERE FRESHMEN DURING THE YEAR OF 2019, '20.
MANY OF THEM MIGHT HAVE MISSED SOME SCHOOLING DUE TO COVID AND COULD BE MISSING A VERIFIED CREDIT OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE WORKING TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THAT EACH SENIOR IS READY TO WALK ACROSS THE STAGE.
SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE EVEN ADOPTING A SENIOR WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING TO GET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS COMPLETED.
WE HAVE THE RE-ENGAGEMENT SPECIALISTS WHO HAS HELP OUR STUDENTS TO RE-ENROLL IN THEIR HOME SCHOOLS.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR CCPS ONLINE PACE PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR SENIORS WHO NEED TO CATCH UP ON CREDITS.
WE HAVE A GED PROGRAM, WE HAVE NIGHT SCHOOLS, ETC.
BUT OUR STAFF ARE HAVING INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS WITH STUDENTS TO DETERMINE WHAT IS BEST TO MEET THEIR NEEDS, TO HELP THEM FINISH HIGH SCHOOL.
STRIDE. TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AN EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIP.
THIS IS A SERVICE FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS TO ACCESS LIVE AND ON-DEMAND TUTORING WITH LICENSED TEACHERS, WHERE THE DIVISION PAYS FOR ONLY THE NUMBER OF SESSIONS USED WITHIN A PREDETERMINED MAXIMUM ALLOCATION.
IF YOUR SENIOR OR IF WE HAVE MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO NEED SOME ADDITIONAL HELP TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN CLASS, THEY MAY ENGAGE IN THOSE.
THIS IS REALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE SOME OF THE DATA.
AS A SIDE, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THE DATA FROM STRIDE THAT WAS LAUNCHED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.
AT THIS POINT, ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE ENGAGED AND HAVE USAGE OF THE STRIDE PROGRAM.
BOTH OUR STUDENTS ARE BOOKING SESSIONS AND OUR TEACHERS ARE BOOKING SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS.
MOST OF THOSE SESSIONS RANGE FROM 30 TO 60 MINUTES.
THE TUTORING RATING, FIVE IS THE TOP, AND MOST OF THEM ARE GETTING 4.2, 4.5, AND QUITE A FEW FIVES.
THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT IT IS MEANINGFUL TO OUR STUDENTS AND THEY'RE RATING THE TUTORS PRETTY HIGHLY.
ONE THING THAT WE WERE SURPRISED BUT EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE IS STUDENTS MISS A SESSION.
IF THEY'RE BOOKING A SESSION BUT NOT HAVING THE SESSION, WE'RE ABLE TO SEE THAT.
BUT THE ONE THING THAT I NOTED WHEN I LOOKED AT THAT IS SOME OF THE STUDENTS MAY NOT ATTEND A SESSION, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK, THEY'VE ATTENDED A SESSION AT A DIFFERENT TIME.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN A CONFLICT IN THEIR SCHEDULE, BUT SO THEY'RE NOT JUST BOOKING AND NOT EVER DOING IT, THEY'RE ACTUALLY GETTING THE TUTORING SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.
SOME AREAS THAT WE'RE SEEING IN TERMS OF CONTENT AREAS WE HAVE CHEMISTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, ALGEBRA 1, GEOMETRY, PRE-CAL, HISTORY, ENGLISH, AND SPANISH.
THEY ARE ENGAGING IN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CONTENT AREAS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THIS FORWARD TO OUR STUDENTS, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE HUB, THROUGH OUR MONDAY MESSAGE OR FAMILY FRIDAY MESSAGE, AS WELL AS AT OUR NEXT [INAUDIBLE] MEETING, WE'LL SHARE THAT WITH TEACHERS AGAIN BECAUSE I KNOW MS. BAILEY IN OUR CONVERSATION SAID SHE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT TEACHERS WERE ABLE TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT.
THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A SIDE.
GETTING BACK TO THE LAST SLIDE FOR GRADUATION, HERE ARE JUST A FEW PHOTOS FROM LAST YEAR.
WE'RE JUST SAYING REALLY SENIORS AND FAMILIES DON'T LOSE FOCUS.
WE'RE ALMOST AT THE FINISH LINE AND READY TO CELEBRATE A MILESTONE IN THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 4,500 STUDENTS HERE IN CHESTERFIELD.
THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. HIGH.
IT IS A VERY EXCITING AND EMOTIONAL TIME.
BOARD MEMBERS, ANY DISCUSSION? WELL, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S 10 WEEKS AWAY, IT JUST BLOWS MY MIND AND YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN.
I HOPE EVERYBODY'S HEARD IT LOUD AND CLEAR.
IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO SEE A CHILD THAT IS TOLD THEY'RE NOT WALKING.
IT'S USUALLY BECAUSE SOMETHING THEY DIDN'T DO IN THOSE LAST 10 WEEKS, LIKE FINAL RESEARCH PAPERS, FINAL PROJECTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S HUGE, BUT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE STRIDE, I WOULD HAVE KILLED FOR THIS AS A PARENT, [LAUGHTER] ESPECIALLY WITH THE CHEMISTRY AND THE CALCULUS.
BUT HAVE YOU SEEN MORE HIGH SCHOOL OR MORE MIDDLE SCHOOL OR IS IT ABOUT EVEN USE IT?
>> AS OF TODAY, THERE ARE MORE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
>> OF COURSE. I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.
>> THERE ARE MORE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO ARE ASSIGNING THE SESSIONS AS WELL.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S ONLY TWO WEEKS, SO YEAH.
JUST GIVE THEM SOME GRACE IN THAT, BUT YEAH, MORE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
>> THE GOOD NEWS THERE THAT IF WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM,
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IT MIGHT TRANSITION INTO THEM GOING INTO HIGH SCHOOL AND KNOWING THAT IT EXISTS AND USING IT THROUGHOUT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS AS WELL.BUT VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.
THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE ON THAT.
>> I'VE ALREADY SEEN THE FIRST OF MANY FACEBOOK POSTS ASKING HOW MANY TICKETS FAMILIES ARE GOING TO GET FOR GRADUATION.
I WAS WONDERING IF WE KNOW THAT NOW AND IF NOT, WHEN WILL WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION?
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU TODAY.
DR. [INAUDIBLE] WHO'S NOT HERE, IS WORKING ON THAT WITH PRINCIPALS AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE EQUITABLE IN TERMS OF HOW WE DISTRIBUTE THE TICKETS.
>> IS THERE A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF ARRIVAL TIME?
>> I MAY NEED TO ASK YOU FOR AN EXTRA TICKET OR TWO.
YES, OUR FAMILY IS VERY EXCITED FOR ME AND THE SENIOR SLIDE IS REAL.
[LAUGHTER] IT'S TOUGH ON THE BACKEND.
BUT I APPRECIATE YOU REITERATING THAT.
WE JUST FINISH STRONG. WE CAN DO IT.
>> [INAUDIBLE] LOSE FOCUS, WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
>> YEAH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK THIS YEAR AND EVERY YEAR.
I'D SAY IT'S THE MOST EXCITING TIME OF THE YEAR.
IN MY ROLE, I BELIEVE OR NOT, SORRY, BOB, IT'S NOT BUDGET SEASON. I'M SORRY.
[LAUGHTER] IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL.
BUT YEAH, IT'S AN EXCITING TIME AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT GOES INTO IT.
>> BECAUSE IT IS DEFINITELY A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO GRADUATIONS.
YES, THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM AND TO ALL THE PRINCIPALS AND ALL THEIR WORK THAT THEY DO.
>> I'LL MAKE SURE I GET A COUPLE OF PICTURES FOR YOU.
>> YES, [LAUGHTER] PLEASE. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE SCHOOL BOARD SELF-EVALUATION, CODE OF CONDUCT,
[E. School Board Self-Evaluation, Code of Conduct and Governance Manual]
GOVERNANCE MANUAL DISCUSSION AND THAT WILL BE LED BY ME.THE FIRST PART WE WILL GO OVER IS OUR SELF-EVALUATION.
THANK YOU LP FOR PASSING THIS OUT.
EVERY YEAR WE ARE TO DO A SELF-EVALUATION OF OUR WORK AS A BOARD.
I'M GOING TO READ DOWN THE EVALUATION 10 ITEMS, AND THEN WE CAN JUST ANSWER.
WHETHER WE AGREE, STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE, AND THEN A COUPLE OF THEM ASK FOR SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK AS WELL.
THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE IS ONE OUR BOARD IS COMMITTED TO A VISION OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND QUALITY INSTRUCTION.
I WILL START WITH MS. HEFFRON AND WE'LL JUST GO DOWN THE LINE.
>> I DON'T LIKE TO BE FIRST, BUT I WOULD STRONGLY AGREE.
I THINK THAT WE'VE DEMONSTRATED THAT WITH THE PRIORITIES THAT WE'VE PUT IN FRONT OF STAFF, AND I THINK THAT WE'RE HITTING THE MARK IN A LOT OF. STRONGLY AGREE.
>> AWESOME. WE ARE DOING GREAT WORK HERE.
NUMBER TWO, WE HAVE DEFINED GOALS TOWARDS OUR VISION AND HIGH EXPECTATIONS, SO YOU'RE RANKING AND THEN IT ASKED TO IDENTIFY ONE OF THOSE GOALS.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW IT'S A SHORT ANSWER THAT [LAUGHTER] I WOULD STRONGLY AGREE AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE DEFINED THOSE GOALS.
AN EXAMPLE OF DEFINING THOSE GOALS WOULD BE WITH OUR EVALUATION MODEL THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED THIS PAST YEAR.
IT'S VERY EXPLICIT, DIRECT, CLEAR DEFINED GOALS.
>> I STRONGLY AGREE AND FOR THE SAME REASON, BECAUSE IT'S A PRETTY HEAVY LIFT OF COMMITMENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION AND INTERIM AND NEWS TWICE A YEAR SO I THINK THAT.
>> I TOO SAID STRONGLY AGREE AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED WAS THE HIGH EXPECTATION THAT WE HAVE FOR GRADUATION RATES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING THOSE.
>> I WOULD HAVE TO CONCUR WITH MS. COKER ALTHOUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION IS VERY IMPORTANT AND IS LITERALLY OUR ONE EMPLOYEE.
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WE DO NEED TO GET THAT RIGHT AND I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ASPECT THAT THIS BOARD TOOK ON THAT MAYBE WAS LACKING PRIOR.HOWEVER, I THINK OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL SHOULD BE GRADUATION BECAUSE THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE'RE EDUCATING STUDENTS IS FOR THAT ONE THING TO OCCUR AND THAT IS TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
STRONGLY AGREE AND WITH OUR GOAL OF GRADUATION RATES.
>> I ALSO STRONGLY AGREE WITH THE GRADUATION RATES.
OUR WHOLE PURPOSE HERE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION FROM START TO FINISH FOR STUDENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY FINISH.
I'M GLAD THAT WE'VE REALLY MADE IT ONE OF OUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES AND WE'VE ESTABLISHED RATES THAT WE WANT TO STRIVE FOR.
>> NUMBER 3, WE HAVE STRONG SHARED BELIEFS AND VALUES ABOUT WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN END OF THE SYSTEM AND ITS ABILITY TO TEACH ALL CHILDREN AT HIGH LEVELS, RANK IT, AND THEN IDENTIFY ONE OF THE SHARED BELIEFS.
>> I WOULD STRONGLY AGREE AND I HATE TO BE SO PRESUMPTUOUS TO SAY OUR SHARED BELIEF, BUT I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE ALL AGREE THAT THE COUNTYWIDE ACCREDITATION IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO US AND THAT WE ALL MAKE THAT A PRIORITY.
>> STRONGLY AGREE AND THIS IS WHERE I PUT THE GRADUATION RATES, BUT A LITTLE ALSO BREAKING IT DOWN BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST BOARD THAT PUT IT AS A PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE IN OUR SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION AND AGREE TO BREAK IT DOWN INTO SUBGROUPS, BLACK, HISPANIC BRAIN REDUCED LUNCH SO THAT OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION.
STUDENTS AND OTHER REPORTING GROUPS DON'T GET HIDDEN IN THE NUMBERS THAT CAN LOOK REALLY GREAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL STUDENTS.
I THINK THAT IT REQUIRES COURAGE TO DO THE DEEP DIVE AND SEE THE GAPS AND THAT COURAGE JUST SHOWS OUR DEEP COMMITMENT TO ALL STUDENTS.
>> I TOO SAID STRONGLY AGREE AND MY ITEM FOR A SHARED BELIEF, I THINK WE'VE ALL UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO RIGOROUS COURSES, WHETHER IT'S DUAL ENROLLMENT AP AND WE ARE ENCOURAGING, THAT'S ONE OF OUR INITIATIVES TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDENTS TO AT LEAST TAKE ONE OF THOSE BEFORE THEY GRADUATE.
I KNOW I'M WORKING ON ONE OF MY OWN CHILDREN TO MAKE SURE THAT HE MEETS THAT AS WELL SO THAT WAS THE ITEM THAT I HAD.
>> I WOULD STRONGLY AGREE WITH THE COMMENT ABOUT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THAT WE BELIEVE THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AND YET WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THAT OUR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AS WELL AND WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR NEEDS ARE TAKEN CARE OF.
>> I WOULD STRONGLY AGREE AS WELL AND I THINK THAT THE SHARED BELIEF THAT WE ARE MAKING IT APPARENT TO STUDENTS AND TO PARENTS THAT REALLY ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE BUT TO ALSO, LIKE YOU SAID, TO ENCOURAGE SOMEONE WHO MAY THINK THAT THEY'RE NOT SMART ENOUGH POSSIBLY TO BE ONE OF THOSE CLASSES OR TOO SHY AWAY FROM A CHALLENGE.
WE'RE ENCOURAGING THEM TO STEP OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE AND TO REALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW FOR THEMSELVES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR OWN SELF-ESTEEM SO I STRONGLY AGREE.
>> GREAT. NUMBER 4, OUR BOARD IS ACCOUNTABILITY-DRIVEN AS EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT WE SPEND MORE TIME FOCUSED ON POLICY TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THAN WE DO ON OPERATIONAL ISSUES.
>> WELL, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MORE THAN A RANKING, BUT I AGREE.
I WOULD STRONGLY AGREE IF WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE MORE POLICIES THAN DIRECTLY AFFECTED INSTRUCTION.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, FOR A LOT OF OUR POLICIES THAT WE'VE HAD TO FACE OUR HANDS HAVE BEEN FORCED IN THE DIRECTION.
WHETHER IT'S FROM STATE EXECUTIVE CONTROL, WHATEVER, THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD THE AUTONOMY TO PUSH OUR INSTRUCTIONAL AND BEING ABLE TO FOCUS OUR POLICIES
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ON ACHIEVEMENT AND INSTRUCTION AND HAVE HAD TO LEAN INTO OTHER DIRECTIONS, SO AGREE.>> I ALSO PUT AGREE FOR THAT REASON, ALTHOUGH I WOULD ADD WE STILL HAVE A WHOLE YEAR AHEAD OF US SO WE STILL HAVE TIME TO LEAVE A LEGACY WITH A POLICY THAT THIS BOARD BRINGS FORTH THIS YEAR, AND ALSO PUT AGREE BECAUSE THIS IS OUR FIRST FULL YEAR NOW THAT WE'VE PUT THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION PROCESS IN PLACE AS OUR FIRST YEAR WITH ALL THE DATA.
I THINK I'D STRONGLY AGREE IF WE COULD GET TO THE PLACE WHERE WE COULD PUBLICLY SHARE THAT DATA AND LOOK AT IT ON A SAY, QUARTERLY BASIS.
TO ME, THAT'S ACCOUNTABILITY, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT'S HARD TO DO, BUT I THINK THAT'S HOW YOU JUSTIFY AN INCREASE IN SCHOOL FUNDING BY HELPING THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND WHERE OUR GAPS ARE AND HOW WE'RE DIRECTING RESOURCES AND FUNDING TO GET THERE.
I TOO PUT AGREE ALONG THE SAME LINES AS WHAT YOU JUST MENTIONED.
>> I PUT AGREE BECAUSE I WANT A 100%.
PERSONALLY I HAVE A HARD TIME STAYING OUT OF OPERATIONAL ISSUES.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO SIT BACK AND NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED.
EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I'M SUPPOSED TO STAY ON MY SIDE OF THE TENNIS COURT, SOMETIMES I JUMP OVER THE NET.
SO I APOLOGIZE, BUT THAT IS THE TRUTH.
I CAN'T STRONGLY AGREE, BUT YEAH.
>> I WOULD PROBABLY COME DOWN TO THE AGREE AS WELL.
SOMETIMES I FEEL THAT I TRY TO GET TOO MUCH IN THE WEEDS OF, NOT REALLY TRYING TO INFLUENCE ANYTHING BUT TRY TO UNDERSTAND THINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS SHE SAID I THINK IS IMPORTANT, A LOT OF POLICY HAS BEEN REACTIVE, BUT I THINK UNFORTUNATELY IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, MOST POLICY ANYWHERE IT TENDS TO BE REACTIVE WITH THE CHANGING NEEDS OF SOCIETY, WHAT OUR STUDENTS NEED INSIDE THE SCHOOL.
>> NUMBER 5, WE HAVE A COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY RANKING.
>> I WOULD AGREE. I DO THINK THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO BE MORE INTERACTIVE WITH THE COMMUNITY.
PERSONALLY WOULD WELCOME A DISTRICT OR A MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT TOWN HALL OR A LISTENING SESSION, BUT OVERALL, I AGREE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE MORE TOWN HALLS, BUT WANT TO COMMEND US FOR THE LEARNING WITH YOU PROGRAM THAT WE PUT IN PLACE.
IT'S VERY MEANINGFUL, AND THE NEW EFFORTS TO CONNECT TO THE WEBSITE, TO CONNECT THE COMMUNITY TO VOLUNTEER EFFORTS.
THAT'S JUST GOING TO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR SCHOOLS.
>> I PUT STRONGLY AGREE BECAUSE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE.
OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY OUT THERE TO OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WE HAVE DONE SOME REALLY REMARKABLE THINGS.
>> I PUT STRONGLY AGREE AS WELL.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE'VE TURNED DOWN THAT WE'VE BEEN INVITED TO.
IF THERE'S EVER A TOWN HALL, ALWAYS ATTENDED.
POSSIBLY THERE COULD BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO INITIATE SOME MORE OF THAT, BUT ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY OR COLLABORATIVE TYPE OF OPPORTUNITY, WE'VE ALL DONE OUR BEST TO ATTEND.
>> I ERR ON THE SIDE OF STRONGLY AGREE TOO.
I KNOW THAT NOT JUST BORED FUNCTIONS, BUT LOT OF TIMES ANYTIME I'M INVITED TO THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY, I TRY TO BE THERE.
I THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD FATIGUE AND A LITTLE BIT OF BURNOUT.
I'VE HEARD OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH COVID.
MAYBE I HAD IDEAS OF DOING TOWN HALLS MORE FREQUENTLY OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT I THINK THAT WHAT ENDED UP HAPPENING WAS PEOPLE FOUND A WAY TO REACH OUT TO ME AND HAVE THAT COMMUNICATION ON OTHER LEVELS.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S STILL HAPPENING, BUT WE WILL SEE IN THE FUTURE BUT I STRONGLY AGREE.
SOMEONE SAID TO ME THE OTHER DAY THAT OUR FIRST-YEAR OF COVID WAS LIKE A DOG YEAR.
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[LAUGHTER] WE'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD SEVEN YEARS IN THAT FIRST YEAR. I AGREED.>> NEXT WE HAVE A STRONG COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE TO INFORM AND ENGAGE BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS IN SETTING AND ACHIEVING DISTRICT GOALS, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE.
I THINK THAT WE'VE BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT WITH OUR GOALS AND OUR OUTCOMES.
MY EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE CCPS ON THE GO.
I THINK THAT RECOGNIZING ALL CHESTERFIELD RESIDENTS AS STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SCHOOL DIVISION WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP FOR US.
NOT JUST PARENTS, BUT ALL RESIDENTS IN THE COUNTY.
>> I PUT AGREE ONLY BECAUSE I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNICATION, THERE IS ALWAYS A LOT OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
BUT YES, I THINK CCPS ON THE GO IS A SHINING STAR, AND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE LET ME KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION TO KEEP UP WITH, AND SOMETIMES IT'S NICE TO JUST PICK UP AN EASY TO READ MAGAZINE AND SEE SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF THE GOOD STUFF WE'RE DOING.
>> I TOO PUT AGREE ON THIS ONE.
YES COMMUNICATION ALWAYS HAS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND I THINK WE DO A GOOD JOB AND WE HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB WITH OUR EXTERNAL.
ONE THING I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE IF WE IMPROVE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN OUR INTERNAL COMMUNICATION A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK MONDAY MESSAGES, WEDNESDAY MESSAGES, FRIDAY MESSAGES GOING HOME, I THINK THE CCPS ON THE GO, THE FACT THAT WE TRANSLATE INTO SPANISH MOST OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND MESSAGING, I THINK WE DO A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH COMMUNICATING.
I THINK WORKING WITH MR. SMITH'S DEPARTMENT, THERE'S JUST SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO FAMILIES TO HEAR MESSAGES FROM CCPS.
WHETHER THEY'RE RECEIVED OR NOT, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE CLICKS EVERYTHING IN THOSE MESSAGES AND THEY'RE OFTENTIMES PEOPLE WILL SAY, HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW? I SAY, LET'S SEE. IT WAS COMMUNICATED MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY.
IT WAS COMMUNICATED BY YOUR PRINCIPLES AND SENT OUT BY THE TEACHERS AND YET THEY'RE STILL UNINFORMED.
THEY'RE UNINFORMED BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT CLICKING IN READING.
I THINK THE SCHOOL SYSTEM DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB ATTEMPTING TO COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING HIGHER THAN STRONGLY AGREE, I WOULD PUT THAT.
WHETHER IT'S EFFECTIVE, MAYBE WE CAN WORK ON THAT, BUT I THINK WHAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED FROM AN EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL.
GRANITE, INTERNAL MAYBE NEEDS A LITTLE MORE WORK.
I WOULD STRONGLY AGREE WITH THAT LOOKING AT IT FROM EXTERNAL.
I THINK THAT EVERY STEP THAT WE'VE TAKEN AND I KNOW THAT WE WORKED WITH SEAN AND EVERYONE WHEN WE WANT IT TO GET AS MUCH COMMUNICATION AS POSSIBLE ON TRANSPORTATION TUESDAYS, BUT EVEN LIKE THE CCPS ON THE GO, I THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE AND I'VE BEEN ASKED THE QUESTION OF, IS IT REALLY EFFECTIVE? IS IT A GOOD USE OF MONEY? I WOULD SAY, I THINK TIME WILL TELL WITH THAT, I THINK IT IS.
PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S IN RESPONSE TO A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY SAYING THAT THEY DON'T HAVE EMAIL OR THEY'RE NOT MONITORING EMAIL, THEY'RE NOT GETTING PHONE CALLS, THEY'RE NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THIS WAS ANOTHER WAY TO REACH THEM.
I THINK WE'VE SEEN THAT IT WORKS, BUT I WOULD JUST ADD STRONGLY AGREE.
I THINK OUR COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN, ESPECIALLY EXTERNALS, VERY GOOD.
>> NUMBER 7, OUR BOARD IS DATA SAVVY.
WE EMBRACE AND MONITOR DATA EVEN WHEN THE INFORMATION IS NEGATIVE AND USE IT TO DRIVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF IMPORTANT DATA YOU USE.
I DO THINK THAT WE RESPOND WELL TO DATA.
AN EXAMPLE OF THAT WOULD BE, I THINK WE MENTIONED EARLIER THE GRADUATION RATES AND WE RESPONDED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS, BETWEEN EVALUATIONS, SUPERINTENDENTS, TASK FORCE.
WE WERE VERY RESPONSIVE TO THAT DATA.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO
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REQUEST AND APPLY MORE DIS-AGGREGATED DATA SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR REPORTING GROUPS ARE BEING MONITORED CONSISTENTLY ACROSS THE BOARD. I'D AGREE.>> I ALSO PUT AGREE AND I WOULD CHANGE TO STRONGLY AGREE IF WE WOULD REGULARLY SHARE THE DATA IN DISAGGREGATED FORM AND DIFFERENT REPORTING GROUPS SO WE CAN BETTER MONITOR HOW ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING.
ONE OF THE EXAMPLE THAT CAME TO MIND WAS ACTUALLY JUST RECENTLY WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL AND WANTING TO HAVE MORE DATA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS TO FIGURE THAT OUT. THAT WAS A GOOD USE.
>> IF THAT WAS MY EXACT EXAMPLE WAS THAT I'M THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT LIVES WITH A LOT OF EMOTION AND ANECDOTAL INFORMATION TO MAKE DECISIONS.
WORKING WITH MS. HAINES HAS TAUGHT ME THAT DATA MATTERS.
[LAUGHTER] BUT WHEN I CAME ON THIS BOARD, THAT WAS NOT MY NATURE, AND IT'S STILL NOT MY NATURE, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND ITS SIGNIFICANCE.
LOOKING AT THE DATA ON THE RESPONSES TO THE SURVEYS FOR YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL REALLY DROVE MY DECISION TO TABLE THAT FOR A YEAR AND GET MORE DATA.
THAT'S NOT THE RESPONSE I WOULD'VE MADE FIVE YEARS AGO.
I WOULD HAVE JUST SAID, MY HEART SAYS THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND I WOULD GO WITH THAT.
BUT NOW I UNDERSTAND THE GREAT IMPORTANCE OF DATA.
BUT I THINK WE HAVE USED DATA A LOT TO DRIVE OUR DECISIONS AND WE HAVE RELIED ON IT AND HAVE NOT MADE DECISIONS THAT WERE NOT, I HOPE STEEPED IN WITH A LOT OF FACTS TO SUPPORT THEM. THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD AGREE. I THINK THAT DATA IS SOMETHING THAT TAKES THE EMOTION OUT OF DECISION-MAKING BECAUSE WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE STRONG OPINIONS ON THINGS.
THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN EVALUATE DATA AND TO HAVE DIFFERENT MEANINGS.
BUT I THINK THAT AS A BOARD, WE'VE WORKED VERY WELL WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN TO COME MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS POSSIBLE.
>> NUMBER 8, WE WORK TO ALIGN AND SUSTAIN RESOURCES TO MEET DISTRICT GOALS, EVEN IN THE MIDST OF BUDGET CHALLENGES.
WHAT'S A BUDGET CHALLENGE, MS. COKER? [LAUGHTER]
>> I WOULD SAY STRONGLY AGREE.
I'LL BACK THAT UP WITH JUST FY 24 IS BUDGET THAT IS BARE-BONES.
KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, KEEP OUR PEOPLE PAID.
LIKE I SAID WHEN WE WERE VOTING ON IT, IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO NOT BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT NEW INNOVATIONS AND TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD BUT I THINK THAT OUR BOARD RECOGNIZED THAT ITS TIME TO TIGHTEN OUR BELT AND WE DID WHAT WE HAD TO DO.
I THINK THE SLIDE THAT I APPRECIATE THE MOST FROM THE COUNTY'S PRESENTATION IS THE COUNTY TRANSFERS TO SCHOOLS.
FOR THE PERIOD OF 2017-2020, IT WAS ROUGHLY 8 MILLION A YEAR.
THEN IN 2021, IT WAS ALSO 8 MILLION A YEAR.
THAT WAS OUR FIRST YEAR, BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT IN YOUR FIRST YEAR, YOU BASICALLY INHERIT THE BUDGET FROM THE YEAR BEFORE, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH INFLUENCE.
BUT THEN THE NEXT YEAR 2022, WHEN IT WAS OUR BUDGET, IT JUMPED FROM 8 MILLION TO 18 MILLION.
THAT'S THE WORK THAT WE DID WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND IT STAYED THERE.
I FEEL WE ARE VERY RESOURCEFUL AND WE'VE DONE SOME PRETTY INNOVATIVE THINGS, OBVIOUSLY, ZIKLA BEING ONE OF THEM.
WITH THE WORK OF THE COUNTY, WE TOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND TURNED IT INTO A PRESCHOOL AND DID SO WITH LEFTOVER FUNDS FROM THE BOND AND SAVINGS FROM CONSTRUCTION.
THAT'S BEEN VERY GOOD STEWARDS OF WHAT WE ARE GIVEN.
>> I PUT STRONGLY AGREE, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING IF WE DON'T FILL THIS GAP IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET.
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YES, I THINK WE HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THE RESOURCES AND PRIORITIZING OUR NEEDS OVER EACH BUDGET EXPERIENCE.I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE BUDGET CHALLENGES FOR EVERY SCHOOL DIVISION, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR OUR DIVISION.
BUT I THINK WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB WITH IDENTIFYING WHAT ARE TRUE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GIVING OUR CHILDREN THE BEST OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY HAVE AND KEEPING CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AS A PLACE FOR P AS EVIDENT OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE MOVING HERE BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE LEVERAGED EVERYTHING WE CAN WITH BUDGETS WHEN WE HAVE OR WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STILL DOING THE RIGHT THINGS WITH TAXPAYERS MONEY.
>> NUMBER 9, WE LEAD AS A UNITED TEAM WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, WITH STRONG COLLABORATION AND MUTUAL TRUST.
>> [LAUGHTER] TOUGH CROWD. LAST ITEM HERE BEFORE A COUPLE OF OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS.
OUR BOARD TAKES PART IN TEAM DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING TO BUILD SHARED KNOWLEDGE, VALUES, AND COMMITMENTS FOR OUR IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. MS. HEFFRON.
>> I WOULD BE BETWEEN AGREE AND DISAGREE ON THIS.
IF THAT WAS IF THIS WAS LIKE THE SCALE, [LAUGHTER] BE THE MIDDLE ONE.
I THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS WHY.
I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY CHALLENGING FOR ALL OF US TO FIND IN OUR CALENDARS, TIME THAT WE CAN AS A TEAM, WORK ON DEVELOPMENT.
I KNOW THAT INDIVIDUALLY THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN BOARD MEMBER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH OFFERINGS WITH THE SBA.
PART OF IT IS JUST OPPORTUNITY.
I COULD PROBABLY CARVE OUT SOME TIME AND MAKE THAT MORE OF A PRIORITY MYSELF.
>> I AGREE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN PUTTING IN OUR GOVERNANCE BACK, SO THAT'S SOMETHING ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR US.
HOWEVER, I THINK THAT THIS EVALUATION IS ONE OF THE EXAMPLES, THIS IS A PRETTY BARE-BONES EVALUATION, AND I THINK I WOULD LOVE FOR OUR BOARD TO HAVE A BETTER EVALUATION PROCESS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S HARD TO FIND THE TIME, BUT I WOULD LOVE FOR OUR BOARD'S EVALUATION TO BE AS RIGOROUS AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION.
I GUESS THIS IS A QUESTION FOR LATER BUT AS PART OF AGREE INSTEAD OF STRONGLY AGREE BEING TIMELY ABOUT OUR DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR THE YEAR.
LAST YEAR, IT WAS PUSHED TO THE END OF THE YEAR SO MAYBE WE COULD DECIDE THAT MAYBE BY THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME TRAINING AND DATA MAYBE SINCE WE ARE DIVING INTO DATA MORE DEEPLY, I LOVE TO GET A TRAINING GOAL FOR THIS BOARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN PUT THAT KNOWLEDGE TO USE, LET'S MAKE THE MOST OUT OF THE REST OF THIS YEAR.
>> I TOO HAD AGREE ON THIS ONE AS WELL, GOES BACK TO THE SAME COMMENTS THAT MS. HEFFRON MADE WAS TIME.
FINDING THE TIME TO PUT THAT TRAINING AS A GROUP TOGETHER, I THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US AND I TOO WOULD ENCOURAGE THE FUTURE BOARDS TO DO THAT AS WELL.
>> I AGREE, IT'S THE TIME COMMITMENT AND ALL OF US HAVE FULL LIVES OF THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING, AND SO I AGREE.
>> THE LAST TWO THINGS ARE TOO OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS, SO I'LL START WITH THE FIRST ONE.
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IS ONE OF YOUR BOARD'S GREATEST STRENGTHS?
>> AS COLLEAGUES, I THINK THAT OUR MUTUAL RESPECT IN
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OUR COMMUNICATIONS NOT JUST AMONG OURSELVES, BUT ALSO WHEN WE COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHEN WE COMMUNICATE WITH STAFF.I APPRECIATE AND ADMIRE THAT ABOUT OUR BOARD, THAT WE DO HAVE A VERY STRONG RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER AS BOARD MEMBER COLLEAGUES.
THEN I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT WE HAVE A SHARED PRIMARY VALUE, I KNOW THAT I'VE HEARD IT COME OUT OF EACH ONE OF OUR MOUTHS, BUT THE KIDS COME FIRST.
WE ALWAYS PUT THE KIDS FIRST, THAT'S TOO, I DOUBLED DIPPED, I'M SORRY [LAUGHTER]
>> PERFECTLY FINE, MS. HAINES.
>> THAT I THINK WE ALL DEEPLY CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER.
ON THE WAY, HERE I WAS TALKING TO RYAN BECAUSE THE FIVE OF US AREN'T ALLOWED TO MEET PUBLICLY, WE'RE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE CAN TALK ABOUT A BOARD BUSINESS UNLESS IT'S BEEN NOTICED.
BUT I SAID SINCE ONLY TWO OF US ARE RUNNING AGAIN, THAT MEANS BECAUSE TWO CAN GET TOGETHER, THE FIVE OF US CAN GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT WHATEVER WE WANT NEXT YEAR.
I FEEL WE'RE GOING TO DO IT BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER AND THIS IS NOT A ONE AND DONE, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP UP THE RELATIONSHIPS, AND THAT SAYS A LOT IN TODAY'S HYPER-POLARIZED CLIMATE, IT SAYS A LOT.
>> I REALLY LIKE THAT IDEA [LAUGHTER] I LIKE THAT IDEA.
I TOO SAID MY COMMENTS HERE WHERE, WE DO A GOOD JOB OF DISCUSSING AND MAYBE WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE EYE TO EYE, BUT WE HAVE A GOOD WAY OF COMING UP TO WHAT'S THE BEST FOR THE STUDENTS, WHAT'S BEST FOR THE SCHOOL DIVISION.
THAT I THINK WE SHOULD COMMEND OURSELVES FOR HAVING THAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP.
HAD WROTE DOWN HERE, WE NAVIGATE SITUATIONS THAT NO OTHER BOARD HAS EVER NAVIGATED, AND WE DID SO WITH GRACE AND DIGNITY, I'M PROUD OF US.
>> I HAVE THAT LIKENESS, HEFFRON OUR MUTUAL RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER IS OUR GREATEST STRENGTH OUR WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE, AND PUT STUDENTS FIRST ALWAYS.
THAT IS OBVIOUSLY OUR GREATEST STRENGTH, BUT ALSO OUR WILLINGNESS TO RELY ON EACH OTHER STRENGTHS THAT I KNOW THAT EACH OF US BRING TO THE TABLE DIFFERENT STRENGTHS AND GIFTS AND WE ALL SEEM TO RECOGNIZE THOSE AND OUR LIVED EXPERIENCES, AND I'VE APPRECIATED THAT MORE THAN ANYTHING IS THAT WE'RE ALL FIVE INDIVIDUALS, BUT WE'VE COME TOGETHER AS A BOARD, AND WE HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT WE EACH BRING A DIFFERENT SKILL SET AND DIFFERENT LIVED EXPERIENCES AND WE RESPECT THOSE, SO IT MAKES US A STRONG UNIT.
>> NOW I'LL JUST ADD TO THAT, I THINK WE REALIZE THAT VERY EARLY ON.
>> YEAH, WE DID [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]
>> WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO USE THAT AS OUR STRENGTH GOING FORWARD.
>> WELL, I THINK YOU GUYS PERFECTLY ENCAPSULATED IT, SO I STRONGLY AGREE.
>> [LAUGHTER] VERY NICE, AND THE LAST OPEN-ENDED IS, WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IS A GROWTH AREA FOR YOUR BOARD?
>> I LIKE ENDING ON A DOWNER, BUT WE JUST WERE ALL WE'RE GREAT, WE'RE ALL AWESOME, AND THEN IT'S LIKE YEAH, BUT I THINK WE COULD.
BUT NOW I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER INTO ISSUES THAT ARE PRESENTED TO US, AND TO JUST KEEP PUSHING INTO ISSUES SO THAT WE CAN SEE A FULLER PICTURE.
I STILL THINK WE'RE GREAT, I DON'T THINK I GOT TO LIKE YOU GUYS.
>> I WAS LISTENING TO A PODCAST, IT WAS THE NORTH DAKOTA SUPERINTENDENT THAT WAS SPEAKING ON THE WAY HERE.
SHE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT SHE'D BEEN A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND IN ADMIN AND TEACHER AND ALL OF IT.
SHE THOUGHT HAVING HAD THE IN-SCHOOL EXPERIENCE WOULD BE ENOUGH BUT WHAT BEING A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TAUGHT HER, IS THE POWER OF POLICY.
I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US FIND OUR LEGS AND REALLY EMBRACE THE POWER OF POLICY THAT STAYING OUT OF THE OPERATIONAL, OUT OF THE WEEDS, I THINK IN A LOT OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE FOUND THIS COVID.
WE WERE IN THE WEEDS, WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GET INTO THE WEEDS AND IT'S HARD TO GET OUT OF THAT.
BUT WE STILL HAVE A NUMBER OF MONTHS,
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SO I'D LIKE TO SEE US FOCUS ON GOVERNANCE AND POLICY A LITTLE BIT MORE.>> ONE AREA I THOUGHT, AGAIN, I THINK AS A BOARD WE WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER, AND THEN TAKING THOSE STRENGTHENS AS A BOARD THAT WE'VE DONE AND ACTUALLY PASSING THAT ALONG TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET, AS WE SAY, AND CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I THINK WE HAVE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN THAT RELATIONSHIP, I THINK WE'VE MADE GREAT STRIDES AND YOU SEE THAT AND BEING ABLE TO SEE THE INCREASE IN THE BUDGET AS MS. HAINES JUST MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO FROM PREVIOUS BOARDS.
JUST CONTINUING THAT STRONG RELATIONSHIP, THAT OPEN DIALOGUE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY PROUD I THINK IT WAS EVEN RECOGNIZED THAT WE HAD A GOOD COLLABORATION WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND WE WERE INVITED TO GO TO BACO, MR. HARTER, REMEMBER THAT, AND PRESENT, SO IT GOES A LONG WAY WHEN YOU ARE WORKING WITH EACH OTHER.
>> THAT'S A GOOD ONE, ANN ] I HAD A DIFFERENT ONE AND IT WAS, MARK IS NOT GOING TO LIKE IT.
BUT WE CAN IMPROVE ON ANYTHING BUT IT'S TO QUESTION MORE TO TRUST WHAT WE'RE BEING TOLD BUT TO VERIFY IT.
I THINK WE NEED A LITTLE MORE OF A QUESTIONING ATTITUDE AND MENTALITY AND TO NOT JUST ACCEPT EVERYTHING AT FACE VALUE, BUT TO DIG DEEP INTO THE DETAILS.
I THINK AS A BOARD, THAT'S ONE AREA WE COULD PROBABLY AT LEAST ME PERSONALLY, I HAVE A TENDENCY TO ALWAYS BELIEVE WHAT PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME.
I'VE LEARNED THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE BEST WAY TO PROCEED, TRUST BUT VERIFY.
>> I WOULD SAY ONE THING THAT WE COULD PROBABLY IMPROVE ON, BUT I THINK IT'S IN LINE WITH WHAT MS. COKER SAID IS, CONTINUING TO FOSTER POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, NOT JUST WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, BUT EVEN WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS BECAUSE WE CAN'T DO ANY OF THIS ALONE.
I KNOW THAT A LOT OF TIMES WE'RE APPROACHED BY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS OR CHARITIES AND A LOT OF PEOPLE TRULY WANT TO HELP OUT OR DO DIFFERENT THINGS.
WHAT I KNOW THAT I COULD DO IS PROBABLY BE MORE RECEPTIVE TO WHAT I SOMETIMES PUT UP WHERE I FEEL WELL, SOMEONE WANTS SOMETHING.
BUT I THINK LOOKING AT THEM THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS AND SAYING, WHAT CAN THEY BRING TO THE TABLE FOR THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE DISTRICT AND FOR THE COUNTIES A STRENGTH THAT I KNOW THAT I'D NEED TO IMPROVE.
EVALUATIONS CAN BE CHALLENGING AT TIMES LOOKING SELF-REFLECTING, BUT I THINK WE DID A GREAT JOB GOING THROUGH THAT THIS YEAR.
NEXT, WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA IS TO GO OVER OUR SCHOOL BOARD CODE OF CONDUCT AND GOVERNANCE HANDBOOK.
JUST BEING MINDFUL OF TIME, WE HAVE AN HOUR, JUST WE HAVE TO FINISH, I HAD TO STOP AT FIVE O'CLOCK, SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PARTS OF OUR BUSINESS.
I THINK AT THIS POINT I WILL JUST OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENTS AS EVERYONE REVIEWED OUR GOVERNANCE DOCUMENT, AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
I DID HAVE [LAUGHTER] JUST A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS THINGS TO LOOK AT, I KNOW MS. HEFFRON STEPPED AWAY FOR A SECOND.
BUT UNDER NUMBER 7, SO IF YOU GO TO PAGE 4.
THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL SET CLEAR GOALS FOR CCPS.
JUST ADDING TO THE END OF THAT, WHICH IS DONE THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
JUST PUTTING SOME CLARIFICATION AS TO WHERE THAT IS DONE AND HOW THAT IS DONE.
THAT WAS ONE OF MY [INAUDIBLE]. NUMBER 7.
>> PAGE 4 ADDED, WHICH IS DONE THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
>> [INAUDIBLE] THAT WOULD BE NEXT SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER WE CHIME IN, I AGREE OR DON'T AGREE ALL BE VYING ON THIS LATER.
>> WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT IT. THIS IS JUST DISCUSSION AT THIS POINT.
>> WE'RE GOOD. THEN THE SECOND THING THAT I HAD IS ACTUALLY PAGE 6.
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UNDER SPECIFIC DUTIES OF THE CHAIR BOARD MEETINGS, IT'S THE FIRST BULLET POINT, AND LISTS THE INPUT OF BOARD MEMBERS AND WORK WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DEVELOP AGENDAS CONSISTENT WITH THE ANNUAL WORK PLAN.WHEN IS THAT DONE? REMEMBER EACH YEAR, DECEMBER? JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT JUST AN [OVERLAPPING] IT'S CONVERSATION. YES.
>> DOESN'T THAT HAVE TO COME OUT? USUALLY IT COMES OUT ON AUGUST FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR.
RUNS BY A SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR.
>> WHEN YOU ALL GIVE US THE SCHOOL BOARD'S AGENDA TOPIC.
MOREOVER IS IT DONE? I'M RECALLING, I'M RECEIVING IT AUGUST, SEPTEMBER TYPICALLY, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> WHEN DO WE GET THAT AS I GUESS THE QUESTION.
>> NO. WHAT TIME A YEAR? WE DON'T HAVE IT FOR ALL FOUR YEARS.
WHAT TIME OF YEAR DO WE GET IT FOR THAT NEXT YEAR.
THAT IS YOUR FIRST DAY OF YOUR FIRST BOARD MEETING.
>> WE VOTE ON OUR DATES, OR OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.
>> [OVERLAPPING] THE AGENDAS ARE THERE [OVERLAPPING]
>> AGENDA AS WELL FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. DO YOU HAVE THE AGENDA?
THEN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THE CHAIR SHOULD WORK WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT IN [OVERLAPPING] NOVEMBER, DECEMBER TO ESTABLISH OUR AGENDA FOR THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.
CORRECT. GOT IT. THAT'S ALL I WAS WANTING TO BE CLEAR UP.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I THOUGHT WE GOT IN AUGUST [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING].
>> SCHOOL VERSUS CALENDAR YEAR.
>> THE AGENDA ALWAYS CAN BE CHANGED.
>> THE TOPICS ON THE AGENDA. IT'S ALWAYS FLUID.
>> AT ANYTIME. YES. BUT JUST SETTING THEM PUTTING A BLUEPRINT.
>> THAT'S MORE OF PERMISSION TO SEE ME.
>> THOSE WERE THE TWO THINGS I HAD.
>> CATHERINE. [OVERLAPPING] GO AHEAD CATHERINE.
>> FOR THE CCBS CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND STOP ME IF ANYBODY WANTS TO ADD SOMETHING.
>> THE FRONT PAGE. SORRY. I DON'T HAVE PAGE NUMBERS.
>> THANK YOU I WOULD LIKE TO ADD 0.14 IN VIRGINIA, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE NONPARTISAN OFFICE HOLDERS.
I WILL COMMIT TO KEEPING PARTISAN POLITICS OUT OF MY GOVERNANCE ROLE.
NEXT ONE, THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY'S.
I'LL READ THE HEADING OF THE PAGE.
THE SCHOOL BOARD OPERATING PROTOCOLS, PASTRY.
>> I HAD A DOCUMENT FORMAT ISSUES.
I WANTED TO MOVE 0.3 CHILDREN'S INTERESTS COME FIRST TO 0.1.
WAIT, I CAN LOOK AT TWO, THE HELL NIGHT.
>> EVERYBODY ON THE SAME SHOES.
>> YES. CHILDREN'S INTERESTS COME FIRST.
I WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE POINT NUMBER 1.
THIS IS WHY RECENT INPUT GOVERNOR YOUNGIN'S SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH DID OR RESOLUTION IN FEBRUARY AND THE FIRST TWO POINTS, WHEREAS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF STUDENTS.
STUDENTS COME FIRST. TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.
WHEREAS SCHOOL BOARDS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN ENSURING THAT STUDENTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, RIGOROUS EDUCATION AND ARE BEST POSITIONED TO UPHOLD EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN VIRGINIA SCHOOLS.
I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND MS. BAILEY MENTIONED THIS AS WELL.
STUDENTS ARE FIRST, SO WE SHOULD PUT THEM FIRST IN OUR DOCUMENT.
PRACTICE THE GOVERNMENT ROLE, WHICH IS NOW NUMBER 1.
THE BOARD WILL EMPHASIZE, I WANT TO ADD ACCOUNTABILITY.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT EVALUATION FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES, POLICYMAKING, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SLASH REPRESENTATION,
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RATHER THAN BECOMING INVOLVED IN THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL.JUST ADDING THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES, POLICYMAKING, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE IT'S TRYING TO KEEP US FOCUSED ON BOARD WORK AND NOT OPERATIONAL WORK.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU ARE ELIMINATING COMMUNICATION AND REPLACING THAT WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT?
YEP. I'M ELIMINATING PLANNING AND COMMUNICATION.
YES, THOSE TWO WORDS AND ADDING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES.
I'M HAPPY TO SHARE MY STRIKE THROUGHS WITH EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD AFTER THE SESSION TO MAKE IT EASIER.
>> [INAUDIBLE] WITH YOUR STRIKE THROUGHS AND THE MANDAN LANGUAGE.
>> THE BOARD WILL EMPHASIZE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES, STRIKE PLANNING, POLICY-MAKING, ADD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPRESENTATION, STRIKE COMMUNICATION, RATHER THAN BECOMING INVOLVED IN THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOLS.
>> THEN POINT 3, I'M TRYING TO GET A BETTER, MORE SPECIFIC PROCESS ON WHAT AGENDA SETTING LOOKS LIKE.
FEEL FREE, THIS IS A CONVERSATION.
RIGHT NOW IT READS TIMELY ADVICE BOARD MEMBERS AND OR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF ISSUES TO BE RAISED AT THE MEETING.
ADD STAFF SHOULD SHARE ALL MEETING MATERIALS WITH THE BOARD NO LATER THAN 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF A BOARD MEETING.
WE CAN ADD WHERE FEASIBLE, THAT COULD BE, IT'S NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE, BUT 72 HOURS IS THE GOAL.
EXISTING LANGUAGE BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD TAKE EFFORTS TO REVIEW THE AGENDA AND MEETING MATERIALS SUFFICIENTLY IN ADVANCE OF ANY MEETING STAYS.
ADD NO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SHOULD BE DENIED THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN ITEM THAT REQUIRES BOARD ACTION TO BE PLACED ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA OF A BOARD MEETING WHEN THE MEMBER HAS SUBMITTED THE ITEM TO THE SUPERINTENDENT NO LATER THAN 48 HOURS PROCEDING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PUBLIC NOTICED FOR THE BOARD MEETING AND AGENDA.
ITEMS OF BUSINESS NOT ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDED AT THE BEGINNING OF A MEETING UPON UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AT A MEETING.
THE GOAL THERE WOULD BE TO ENSURE THAT ITEMS ARE SUBMITTED 48 HOURS BEFORE THE AGENDA IS NOTICED IF A BOARD MEMBER WANTS TO ADD SOMETHING TOO.
BASICALLY, NO LAST-MINUTE WHEREVER POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS. STRIKE SO THAT THEY MAY INFORM EACH OTHER IN ADVANCE OF ANY ISSUES THEY INTEND TO RAISE.
WE AGREED TO ASK THE BOARD CHAIRMAN OR SUPERINTENDENT TO PLACE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA INSTEAD OF BRINGING IT UP UNEXPECTEDLY AT THE MEETING SO THAT THE STAFF HAS ADEQUATE TIME TO PREPARE NECESSARY MATERIALS FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION.
JUST STRIKE ALL THAT. JUST I'M LOOKING FOR MORE SPECIFIC CONCRETE LANGUAGE WITH HOURS, A TIMELINE ADDED.
THEN ADD LANGUAGE, ANY BOARD MEMBER CAN PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA X DAYS, WHATEVER WE WANT IT TO BE, BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING BY EMAILING THE CHAIR.
PULLING AN ITEM THE DAY OF THE MEETING SHOULD HAPPEN AT THE BOARD MEETING AND NEEDS A MAJORITY VOTE.
THAT'S JUST TO ENCOURAGE ANY ITEMS MOVE FROM CONSENT AGENDA TO NON-CONSENT AGENDA TO HAPPEN A NUMBER OF DAYS AND SO WHATEVER IS THE WILL OF THE BOARD.
>> YES, MISS HAINES, I THINK THAT'S BUILT INTO ROBERT'S RULES TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, THERE'S A PROCESS FOR THAT ALREADY.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWS.
THE MORE I THINK THAT YOU PUT IT IN THE PROCESS, THE MORE LIKELY IT'S GOING TO BE FOLLOWED IS MY POINT.
>> I THINK WE HAVE [OVERLAPPING].
>> HAS ANYBODY EVER FELT [OVERLAPPING].
>> IN MY KNOWLEDGE, ONE ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND I DIDN'T HAVE HERE.
>> I ALSO PULLED UP AND I THINK EACH TIME IT WAS THE DAY OF, WHICH I THINK IS HARD FOR.
>> BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF OUR PROCESS OF THE BOARD MEETING, IS WE HAVE CONSENT AND THEN WE ASK ABOUT PULLING ITEMS THAT WERE ON CONSENT SO THAT WE CAN [OVERLAPPING].
>> IF THERE'S SOMETHING ON CONSENT, THAT WOULD BE AN ACTION ITEM, I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD COME UP WHEN WE REVIEW THE AGENDA.
IF IT WAS FORESEEABLE, MS. BAILEY.
WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR AGENDA, WE SEE WHAT'S ON THERE,
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WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AS BOARD MEMBERS TO SAY, I WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE.>> BUT SOMETIMES WE MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT'S A CONCERN UNTIL IT BECOMES LIVE.
>> WHICH IS WHY [OVERLAPPING].
>> [OVERLAPPING] THEN THEY INFORM US THIS IS A CONCERN AND THEN WE DON'T HAVE THAT NOTICE.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT IT'S LIKE THE WHOLE POINT I'M HAVING IT THAT STATEMENT, SORRY, I'M EATING CHOCOLATE, [LAUGHTER] THAT STATEMENT THAT ELKIE READS IS SO THAT WE CAN DO IT IN A LIVE MEETING.
>> I WOULD BE HESITANT ABOUT LIMITING SCHOOL BOARD'S AUTHORITY OF THE LAST MINUTE IF WE SEE SOMETHING THAT [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED, THE WAY FORWARD.
>> THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED. [OVERLAPPING]
>> MY COMMENTS DON'T LIMIT THE AUTHORITY BECAUSE IT STANDS.
WE STILL NEED A MAJORITY VOTE.
THE CHANGE IS SUGGESTING THAT WHEN POSSIBLE, THAT WE PULL BEFORE THE AGENDA GOES PUBLIC.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS THE GOAL IS THAT WE WOULD IDENTIFY THAT.
>> YEAH. I DON'T THINK WE'RE INTENTIONALLY PUTTING ANYTHING ON CONSENT THAT SHOULD BE AN ACTION ITEM.
I THINK THE IDEA WITH CONSENT ITEMS IS THAT THE BOARD ALL AGREES.
IF WE DON'T, THEN WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE MEETING TO PULL IT.
>> I GUESS WHAT OUR QUESTION IS, IS THIS YOUR LANGUAGE NECESSARY? THAT'S ALL IT IS.
IS IT ACTUALLY JUST CLUTTERING UP THE DOCUMENT WITH DETAILED LANGUAGE THAT MAY, I SEE YOUR POINT.
YOU JUST WANT TO CODIFY IT IN THIS GOVERNANCE DOCUMENT BUT [OVERLAPPING].
>> YOU GET AN INCENTIVE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MAJORITY VOTE, WHICH WE TEND TO DO IF YOU PULL ON THE MEANING.
BUT ONE MEMBER CAN PULL IT IF THEY MOVE IT FROM CONSENT.
YOU'RE NOT PLAYING FROM THE AGENDA, ONE MEMBER CAN.
>> HOW DO YOU GET A MAJORITY VOTE IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE MEETING?
>> YEAH. THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING IT'S NOT A MAJORITY VOTE.
[LAUGHTER] MEANING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE, I DON'T THINK I'M EXPLAINING. I'M NOT SAYING THAT.
>> BEFORE THE AGENDA [MUSIC] IS PUBLIC, ONE BOARD MEMBER CAN SAY WHAT IT IS.
>> THAT'S IN OUR AGENDA REVIEW.
>> EXACTLY. IT'S JUST SAYING THAT, PLEASE, IF YOU WANT TO DO IT [OVERLAPPING].
>> I THINK THAT MUDDIES EVERYTHING, KATHRYN. I DO.
I THINK THE LANGUAGE IS A LITTLE MUDDY AND WE SHOULD PROBABLY JUST LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS.
OUR PRACTICE, I DON'T THINK IS DIFFICULT.
THAT IS PRETTY MUCH ACTUALLY MORE TRANSPARENT, OUR CURRENT PRACTICE.
>> WE HAVE OUR AGENDA REVIEWS, WE HAVE A WHOLE WEEK BEFORE IT GOES LIVE TO.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET YOUR NAME YET.
>> TRUE. RIGHT NOW LET'S LEAVE A COMMENT.
>> THEN ADD ALSO, ONCE THE AGENDA HAS BEEN PUBLICLY POSTED, BOARD MEMBERS WILL SUBMIT TO THE BOARD CLERK ANY QUESTIONS THAT NEED CLARIFICATION.
THE QUESTIONS WHAT THEIR ANSWERS WILL BE POSTED PUBLICLY TO THE SCHOOL BOARD WEBSITE.
I ADDED THAT BECAUSE WE OFTEN GET COMMENTS ABOUT THE BOARD RUBBER STAMPING.
THE EXAMPLE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF SHOWING THE PUBLIC HOW WE USE DATA OR IF WE DON'T HAVE IT.
>> I DON'T THINK IT'S VISIBLE.
>> YOUR EMAIL'S ON THE SCREEN. YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET YOUR EMAIL OFF THE SCREEN.
MS. BAILEY, YOUR COMMENT ABOUT QUESTIONING, HOW DO WE HELP THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THAT, DO MORE OF IT.
ONE THOUGHT I HAD WAS THAT ONCE THE AGENDA IS PUBLICLY POSTED, BOARD MEMBERS, COULD EMAIL ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED AND THAT CAN BE SUBMITTED TO THE RIGHT, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE WITH OUR NAMES.
IT DOESN'T MATTER. THE POINT IS THAT IT WOULD BE A RECORD OF BOARD MEMBERS SAYING, I WOULD LIKE THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, ETC., BECAUSE SOMETIMES AS YOU POINTED OUT, WE GET LAST-MINUTE QUESTIONS FROM STAFF AFTER WE'VE ALREADY TALKED TO THE CHAIR ABOUT THE AGENDA.
THIS WOULD BE A PUBLIC WAY OF SHARING QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS PUT FORTH.
>> I WOULD SAY THERE IS A MECHANISM FOR THAT AND IT IS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.
AGAIN, WE CAN PULL THE AGENDA BECAUSE WE WE PASS THE AGENDA AND THE MINUTES AND ALL THAT WE PASS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IF YOU WANTED TO PULL THE AGENDA APPROVAL FROM THE CONSENT.
>> THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THE AGENDA AND ITS ENTIRETY WHEN IT'S POSTED ON THURSDAY.
>> THIS ONE ISN'T PAGE TO EITHER.
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>> IS THE CATHERINE'S COMMENTS.
>> NO, ACTUALLY, I WAS ADDING IT.
IT COULD BE IN A DIFFERENT PLACE.
>> I ACTUALLY ABOVE NUMBER 4, IS WHERE I HAD IT. IT COULD GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THE POINT IS, ADDING IN, ONCE THE AGENDA IS POSTED LIVE, THAT BOARD MEMBERS WOULD EMAIL THE CLERK WITH ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED BASED ON THE COMMUNITY'S FEEDBACK, WHICH OFTEN COMES.
AGENDA GOES LIVE. WE GET CALLS.
IT WOULD BE A WAY TO DOCUMENT OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH STAFF BASED ON PUBLIC FEEDBACK.
OUR CLERK WOULD KEEP A RUNNING DOCUMENT OF QUESTIONS THAT BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SUBMITTED AND THEN WE ALSO WOULD KNOW WHAT QUESTIONS ARE BEING THROWN OUT THERE.
THAT DOCUMENT WOULD BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC.
OBVIOUSLY, WE COULDN'T SEE IT BECAUSE IT WILL BE PUBLIC.
THEN WE WOULD KNOW GOING TO A BOARD MEETING, WE WOULD NOT BE ASKING THE SAME QUESTION.
WE WOULD KNOW AHEAD OF TIME WHAT IS COMING FROM THE PUBLIC'S RESPONSE TO THE AGENDA?
>> THESE ARE NOT QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD MEMBER.
THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE RECEIVING FROM CONSTITUENTS.
>> NO. THIS IS QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MEMBER WOULD ADD BASED ON CONSTITUENT RESPONSE.
FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE IRAN SCHOOLS, THERE WAS A DOCUMENTATION OF IT, BUT THE AGENDA WAS POSTED.
CONSTITUENTS SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
>> ISN'T THAT OUR JOB JUST DURING THE DISCUSSION IN THE ACTUAL BOARD MEETING? WHEN THE PRESENTATION COMES FORTH, WE JUST ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AT THAT TIME.
WHATEVER QUESTIONS WE'VE INDIVIDUALLY RECEIVED, I WOULD JUST THINK THAT THAT'S PART OF OUR BOARD TO THIS MEETING.
>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE A MORE TRANSPARENT.
>> OR WHENEVER IT'S PRESENTED.
>> THESE QUESTIONS ARE DISCUSSED, BUT THEY'RE OUT IN THE PUBLIC THAT THEY'RE ADDED TO THE INFORMATION.
>> THEY ARE OUT IN THE PUBLIC POST BOARD MEETING AND THAT THE MINUTES ARE PUBLISHED, THE VIDEO IS PUBLISHED, AND THEN ANYONE THAT WANTED TO HAVE ACCESS TO OUR INQUIRIES HAS ACCESS TO THEM AS THEY ORGANICALLY WERE OCCURRED DURING THE BOARD MEETING.
>> TO YOUR POINT, THEN IT'S ALL IN ONE CENTRAL LOCATION AND WE'VE ELIMINATED THE STEP OF EVEN KNOWING BECAUSE I THINK THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE UNCONVENTIONAL TO HAVE THE CLERK HOLDS QUESTIONS BASED ON AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS.
IT WOULD ALL BE ACCESSIBLE WITHIN THE BOARD MEETING, DOCUMENTATION; THROUGH VIDEO, THROUGH MINUTES.
>> I THINK IT TAKES MAYBE A DECADE OR MORE TO COME ABOARD EXPERT.
I'M SEEKING FOR A WAY TO HELP THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND, AND MAYBE IT'S JUST WHAT MS. BAILEY SAID, WHICH IS JUST ASK AND WATCH THE BOARD MEETINGS.
BUT FOR US TO ASK MORE QUESTIONS, RIGHT?
>> THAT WILL PROBABLY SUFFICE FOR THAT POINT.
>> I THINK ACTUALLY WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING HERE COULD BE CONCEIVED OR COULD BE INTERPRETED AS CONTRIVED AND MANUFACTURED INSTEAD OF JUST MORE ORGANIC.
COMING BACK SAME WORD, BUT JUST ACTUALLY OCCURRING NATURALLY AS THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE.
A LOTS OF TIMES WHEN THE PRESENTATION IS HAPPENING, I'M VIEWING THE PRESENTATION AND I'M LOOKING WITH A CRITICAL EYE BASED ON WHAT CONSTITUENTS HAVE EMAILED ME, BASED ON COMMUNICATIONS I'VE HAD FROM CONSTITUENTS, WHICH WOULD THEN MAYBE CAUSE ME TO QUESTION THE PRESENTATION OR INFORMATION IN IT.
INSTEAD OF IT BEING SOMETHING THAT I HAVE CONTRIVED TO CREATE A QUESTION FOR A DOCUMENT.
>> I THINK WE ALL MAKE SURE THAT WE COME WITH MORE QUESTIONS THAT THEN IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
I FEEL NUMBER 5, THAT WAS RED LINED PAGE.
>> COMMUNICATION, TRAINED STAFF, AND BOARD IS ENCOURAGED.
>> NUMBER 4. I FEEL THAT IS NOT AS CLEAR.
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I HAVE TO FIND THE PROBLEM WITH FORMATTING ISSUES.>> YOU WANT TO ADD THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THEIR DESIGNEE.
>> WELL, I'LL JUST SAY I WANT TO ADD THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE DESIGNEE SHOULD BE COPIED ON ALL COMMUNICATIONS WITH STAFF THAT DO NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE BOARD BECAUSE THERE IS A LATER POINT THAT I CAN'T FIND AT THE MOMENT, THAT RESTRICTS COMMUNICATION.
SO NUMBER 4 SEEMS TO REALLY EMBRACE COMMUNICATION.
POINT 11 UNDER EMAIL RESTRICTS COMMUNICATION.
I THINK YOU BRING THE TWO MORE IN LINE IF ON POINT 4 YOU SAY THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHOULD BE COPIED ON ALL COMMUNICATIONS WITH STAFF THAT DON'T HAVE DIRECT NUMBER.
IT JUST BRINGS STUFF INTO THE LOOP.
>> I THINK THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE DR. DOHERTY IS THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP, SO TO SPEAK.
THAT COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF SHOULD ALWAYS INCLUDE HIM.
>> A COUPLE MORE, THAT'S FINE.
>> I'M EMAILING BOB THAT AND ASKING THEM A FINANCIAL QUESTION, MERV SHOULD BE COPIED ON THAT.
HE'S AWARE THAT AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER HAS REACHED OUT TO A STAFF MEMBER.
THAT'S REASONABLE, I WOULD THINK.
>> FOR BOARD TO SCHOOL RELATIONS.
NUMBER 6 IS UNDER FALL THE CHAIN OF COMMAND POINT B.
THE LAST SENTENCE GOING ON TO THE NEXT PHASE, BOARD MEMBERS WILL WORK TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS.
I THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD WORK TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH STRIKE ALL STAKEHOLDERS AND ADD A DIVERSE SET OF STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THAT A WIDE VARIETY OF GROUPS AND INTERESTS ARE SERVED AND REPRESENTED.
SO JUST ACKNOWLEDGING WE CAN DO ALL, BUT WE SHOULD DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF GROUPS.
DIVERSE SET OF STAKEHOLDERS INTO THAT A WIDE VARIETY OF GROUPS AND INTERESTS ARE SERVED AND REPRESENTED. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
>> THAT MAKES SENSE. I DON'T HAVE AN OBJECTION TO WORK WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS.
IT SEEMS MORE SIMPLISTIC, BUT AGAIN, YOU JUST PULLED THAT OUT.
I THINK BECAUSE IT SAYS WORK TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S NOT SAYING THAT 100% WE'RE GOING TO.
IT SAYS WE'RE GOING TO WORK TO, AND THAT WE AREN'T GOING TO WORK TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS, PERIOD.
>> I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU, MS. BAILEY, I THINK YOU'D KEEPING THAT LANGUAGE MORE BROADER GIVES US A GOAL.
>> AGAIN, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH WHAT YOU'VE JUST SAID, I JUST QUESTION THE NEED.
>> DISAGREE WHAT YOU SAID. I JUST FEEL IT'S SPLITTING HERE.
>> YEAH. YOU COULD KEEP STAKEHOLDERS AND ENSURE THAT A WIDE VARIETY OF GROUPS AND INTERESTS ARE SERVED, REPRESENTED.
>> THE END OF THAT PART ON BOARDING SCHOOL RELATIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO SET SOME EXPECTATIONS.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE IN SCHOOLS REGULARLY.
I THOUGHT WE COULD ADD BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD VISIT EACH SCHOOL IN THEIR DISTRICT AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.
DR. DEE, HAS GIVEN US A VERY EASY WAY TO DO THAT THROUGH GAME CHANGERS.
BUT I THINK THAT'S AN EXPECTATION INSTEAD OF KEEPING IT VAGUE, WE SHOULD BE IN EACH SCHOOL AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.
>> I THINK IT HAPPENS. [LAUGHTER]
>> OBVIOUSLY, I'M THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT BOARD TOO.
THOSE THINGS THAT WE JUST AUTOMATICALLY DO, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO PUT WHAT WE ALREADY DO IN OUR GOVERNANCE SOC SO THAT WHEN IT'S REVIEWED BY THE NEXT BOARD, DR. DEACON, MAYBE THIS AND THAT.
TO MS. COOKERS POINT ABOUT SEVEN STRATEGIC PLAN.
THANK YOU FOR THAT AND CAN WE ALSO ADD IN MEASURABLE ANNUAL JUST TO MAKE IT.
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WE DON'T HAVE A FORMAL PROCESS OF EMAIL AND THAT REGULARLY RESULTS IN CONSTITUENTS.I KNOW FOR ME AND I'VE HEARD OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE UPSET THAT IF THEY EMAIL ALL OF US, ONLY THE CHAIR RESPONDS.
I THOUGHT WE WOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY THAT.
ADDING AS THE FIRST BULLET POINT, THE CHAIR OR THEIR DESIGNEE WILL RESPOND TO EMAILS THAT GO TO THE WHOLE BOARD.
THIS FACILITATES THE BOARD GOAL OF SPEAKING HIS BODY WHEN ANSWERING AN EMAIL, TAKE CARE NOT TO SPEAK FOR THE BOARD WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE THAT AUTHORITY.
THERE'S STANDARD PRACTICE AT THE CHAIR EMAILS THAT GO TO THE ENTIRE BOARD.
>> BUT DOES THE CHAIR HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE BOARD?
>> [OVERLAPPING] NO, SHE DOESN'T IF SHE KNOWS IT.
>> IT'S A POWER OF THREE, THE WHOLE BOARD IS NEVER WANT INDIVIDUAL EVEN WHEN IT'S THE CHAIR.
>> NO, I AGREE. BUT IN THE CHAIR.
>> IN OTHERWISE ROSANNE SAY, THE BOARD THINKS WE SHOULD DO THIS [OVERLAPPING] UNLESS THERE'S.
I DON'T KNOW. THAT JUST GIVES ME A LITTLE PAUSE.
NEVER AS A CHAIR SPOKEN FOR THE WHOLE BOARD, EVEN THOUGH I WAS CHAIR.
>> I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT LIKE MEDIA RESPONSES ARE THINGS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
>> ONLY THE CHAIR GENERALLY SPEAKS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
YOU CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE BOARD YOU'RE RIGHT IF YOU HAVEN'T DISCUSSED ABOUT.
>> ARE YOU JUST SPOKEN FROM THE RESPONSES THAT THE CHAIR, WOULD IT BE THE ONE TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE EMAIL.
>> EXACTLY. WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM ALL OF US AS TIME IS THE CONSTRAINT AND I THINK KNOWING THAT IF SOMEONE EMAILS THE ENTIRE BOARD, VIEW IT AS THE INTENT IS TO HEAR FROM THE PERSON WHO REPRESENTS THEM AND OR THE CHAIR, BUT NOT THE ENTIRE BOARD.
>> I WOULD VENTURE TO GUESS THAT THE PERSON WHO'S DONE OUR BOARD WHOSE TIME IS MOST LIMITED WOULD BE THE CHAIR.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS A DUTY OF THE CHAIR.
I REMEMBER THAT WE DURING COVID AND I WAS CHAIR AND WE WERE GETTING 500 EMAILS A DAY.
WE DEFAULTED TO THAT BUT I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.
DO YOU ANSWER EVERY EMAIL THAT'S WRITTEN? I TRIED TO JUST ADDRESS EVERY EMAIL THAT I GET.
>> OR IF IT'S DISTRICTS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> DON'T DISREGARD AN EMAIL EVEN IF ALL OF US FOR CC. I DON'T.
>> NORMALLY IF IT'S A SCHOOL-RELATED ISSUE, THAT'S ONE OF THE SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT, I WOULD ASSUME IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY THERE.
>> I WILL SAY AS CHAIR, I TYPICALLY DO NOT BECAUSE I LOOKED TO SEE LET THAT BOARD MEMBER OF THE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT BE THE ONE TO RESPOND.
>> IF THIS IS A CONCERN, WE COULD BUILD IN A PROCESS WHERE PERHAPS THE VICE CHAIR TAKES ON THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHECKING IN WITH THE BOARD MEMBER.
IF THIS IS A METALLICA SCHOOL THAN THE VICE CHAIR WOULD SAY, DID YOU SEE THIS? YOU WANT ME TO TAKE CARE OF IT? I DON'T KNOW.
>> JUST TO WRITE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING.
>> WE WANT TO GIVE THE BOARD MEMBER FOR THAT DISTRICT THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.
>> I LIKE IT NOT BE IN THE CHAIR'S RESPONSIBILITY. [LAUGHTER]
>> I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN THERE I CAN TELL YOU THAT I DID THAT ONE [OVERLAPPING].
>> SHOULD WE SAY THE EXPECTATION THEN IS FOR EACH OF US BECAUSE I THINK WE DON'T HAVE A PROCESS IN STONE FOR EACH OF US TO RESPOND TO OUR INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS.
>> SOME CONCERNS ARE GLOBAL OR UNCERTAIN [OVERLAPPING]
>> OR GLOBAL THAN THE VICE CHAIR WILL CHECK IN WITH A CHAIR OR JUST WHO'S FALLING UP TO BE HONEST, I THOUGHT WE WERE STILL OPERATING THE WAY YOU HAD MENTIONED MS. BAILEY.
>>I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED, [LAUGHTER] BUT DEFINITELY THE FALLOUT OF THAT.
[INAUDIBLE] HAVE A UNIFIED MESSAGE.
>> BUT TO YOUR POINT, THAT'S FUNNY.
IF YOU WANT TO SPECIFICALLY LAYOUT THAT, THEN I AGREE WITH SEAN.IT SHOULD NOT BE ON THE CHAIR, I THINK THE VICE-CHAIR HAS PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE FREEDOM [NOISE] OF TIME TO DO THAT AND SINCE THAT'S YOU, CATHERINE CURRENTLY.
[LAUGHTER] ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS JUST TOUCH BASE WITH ANYONE THAT'S EMAILED ALL FIVE OF US WITH THE PERSON, IF IT'S SPECIFIC TO THEIR DISTRICT THAT THEY RESPONDED.
[01:30:01]
IF NOT, THEN RESPOND ON BEHALF JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT.>> JUST ACKNOWLEDGE. I THINK WE NEED TO PUT LANGUAGE IN THERE ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THAT CASE. I'M WRITING THAT DOWN.
>> I'M JUST HITTING "DELETE." [LAUGHTER]
>> THAT WAS A JOKE. BUT IT'S FRIDAY WHEN I WAS LISTENING, I WAS JUST BEING SILLY.
>> THEN THE LAST BULLET POINT, SO THIS IS NOW PAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAILS.
>> I THINK IT'S THE LAST BULLET POINT OF 11.
>> THAT'S WHERE THERE IT WAS INCONSISTENT WITH NUMBER 4.
WE FIXED FOUR SO THAT HELPS AND DO WE ALSO ADD SOMETHING THAT INDIVIDUAL BOARD REQUEST THROUGH EMAIL THAT WILL LIKELY REQUIRE CONSIDERABLE TIME AND OR HAVE SYSTEM-WIDE IMPLICATIONS ARE TO BE DIRECTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THEIR DESIGNEE SHOULD BE COPIED ON ALL COMMUNICATIONS WITH STAFF THAT DO NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE BOARD.
>> I THOUGHT ALL REQUESTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CHAIRED FOR THAT.
>> AM I RIGHT? IF YOU HAD A REQUEST FOR ANYTHING, YOU WANTED TO ASK SOMEONE, SEAN, FOR A DATA ANALYSIS OF HOW MANY PARENTS WERE COMMUNICATED WITH THIS INFORMATION, WHICH WOULD BE A TIME-CONSUMING RESEARCH PROJECT ON HIS DESK PART.
IF YOU WANTED TO ASK THAT QUESTION OF ANY STAFF MEMBER, YOU WENT THROUGH THE CHAIR, THE CHAIR WOULD GET BOARD CONSENT TO HAVE THAT REQUEST, AND THEN THE CHAIR WOULD GO TO THE SUPERINTENDENT WITH THE REQUEST.
>> OR I THINK THE INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER COULD.
>> AS LONG AS YOU GOT PERMISSION THROUGH THE CHAIR FOR US TO MAKE THAT REQUEST.
>> THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID BEFORE.
>> I GUESS THE POINT IS WHAT WE WANT.
OR IF WE SAY SUPERINTENDENT/CHAIR.
BECAUSE IF IT'S SOMETHING THE SUPERINTENDENT IS ALREADY DOING, THEN IT HAS BOARD.
>> BECAUSE ALL IT SAYS IS WELL, IT'S COPIED REQUEST.
>> THIS IS GETTING [OVERLAPPING] THE WILL OF THE BOARD BEFORE MAKING STAFF REQUESTS.
>> THAT HAVE CONSIDERABLE TIME OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE IF IT'S TOO SMALL.
ADDING LANGUAGE BUT IN INTEREST OF TIME, WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LANGUAGE IS.
ADD ABOUT ELECTING CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR.
BOARD MEMBERS DESIRING A LEADERSHIP ROLE WILL MAKE THEIR INTERESTS KNOWN TO THE CHAIR NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER AND PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION.
IF WE HAD NO PROCESS, AND THAT GIVES A PROCESS [NOISE].
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PROCESS FOR SELECTING LEADERSHIP FOR THE BOARD IS BASED ON LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY RESUMES OR PAST EXPERIENCE OR BUT THAT IT'S AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM BOARD MEMBERS REGARDING A PARTICULAR BOARD MEMBER'S, LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ABILITY AND WILLINGNESS.
[LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] I THINK LOGISTICALLY LITERALLY THE PROCESS IS SOMEONE NOMINATES AND THEN SOMEONE ACCEPTS A NOMINATION AND THEN WE VOTE. THAT'S IT.
IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY? WE ONLY DO THIS ONCE A YEAR.
IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION AFTER THE NOMINATIONS FROM THE NOMINEE? DURING THE BOARD MEETING THERE WOULD BE.
DURING THE MEETING WHERE THAT OCCURS, SOMEONE MAKES A NOMINATION, AND AS LONG AS THAT PERSON ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION, THEN THERE WOULD BE OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION AND THEN WE VOTE.
[INAUDIBLE] MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS TIPS.
SOMEONE ELSE COULD BE NOMINATED AND THERE COULD BE DISCUSSION AND EVERYTHING PRIOR TO A VOTE.
BUT MY POINT, I'M MAKING HERE THOUGH IS KATHERINE,
[01:35:04]
WHAT IS THE POINT OF SOMEONE NOTIFYING THE CHAIR THAT THEY WANT TO BE IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION BECAUSE THE PROCESS DOESN'T REALLY INCLUDE A CAMPAIGNING PROCESS FOR THE POSITION.DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT WOULD BE A NECESSARY STEP IN CHOOSING LEADERSHIP FOR THE BOARD.
WE'LL GIVE IN MRS. HEFFRON'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE QUALIFICATIONS TO LEAD, AND THE CHAIR'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING GOOD GOVERNANCE OF THE BOARD THAN THE CHAIR COULD HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THOSE INTERESTED.
I DON'T THINK THAT CONVERSATION WOULD HAPPEN DURING THE NOMINATION PROCESS. ON THE DAYS.
CERTAINLY WE KNOW EACH OTHER WELL ENOUGH.
THERE'S ONLY FIVE OF US. I WOULD SEE MAYBE IF THERE WAS 50 OF US [LAUGHTER], IT'D BE COMPLICATED.
IT WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHO SHOULD BE IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE WITH ONLY FIVE OF US HERE.
MEAN THE PROCESS WE HAVE IN PLACE. I THINK.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THIS IS NUMBER 16, SO IT'S AT AN ADDITIONAL POINT.
WHAT IS MOTIVATING? THIS IS THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING EXPERTISE FROM BODIES THAT HOLD THAT EXPERTISE.
THIS IS THE LANGUAGE, NON-PARTISAN GOVERNANCE.
IN TIMES OF POLITICAL POLARIZATION, BOARD MEMBERS WILL SEEK GUIDANCE FROM NON-PARTISAN BODIES THAT ARE SUBJECT BADGER, THAT HAVE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE.
FOR EXAMPLE COLLABORATING WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH? YES HIS IS MOTIVATED BY ACTING, STEMMING THE THE TENDENCY TO ACT IN THE POLITICAL MANNER.
I WOULD SAY, [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER].
I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT, I THINK UNFORTUNATELY UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, I THINK THAT SOMETIMES EVEN WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT TO BE NON-PARTISAN ENDS UP GETTING PRESSURE AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SOME WHAT OF A PARTISAN MANNER.
I THINK BOTH WAYS WE'VE SEEN THAT DURING THE PANDEMIC ON UNDER BOTH DIRECTIONS HERE, SO I'M GOOD JUST BELIEVE YOU OR SOMETHING.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO TRY TO SEEK OUT A NON-PARTISAN OPINION.
THAT OPINION IS COMING FROM A HUMAN BEING, WHICH IS GOING TO HAVE HUMAN INSTINCTS AND MOST LIKELY HAVE A POLITICAL BELIEF.
AND WHETHER YOU AT YOUR HEART BELIEVED THAT THEY ARE AS NONPARTISAN AS THEY CAN BE, THERE'S PROBABLY A POLITICAL AGENDA SOMEWHERE, AND EVEN SOMEONE AND NO NAMES BUT SOMEONE THAT IS A DIRECTOR OF A PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITY IS APPOINTED POSITION PROBABLY ARE HIRED BY A POLITICAL LEE-ELECTED BODY.
I THINK YOU WOULD FIND IT HARD PRESSED TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS A NON-PARTISAN GROUP.
YOU MAY SAY IT'S NON-PARTISAN AND THEN SOMEBODY WOULD ARGUE ON THE OTHER SIDE.
I JUST DON'T EVEN THINK THE LANGUAGE HERE.
I THINK THE GOAL SHOULD BE TO ALWAYS BE NON-PARTISAN BECAUSE WE'RE HERE ABOUT STUDENTS.
OUR GOALS TO DO THE BEST WE CAN FOR STUDENTS HAS NO POLITICAL AGENDA WHATSOEVER.
BUT I THINK JUST THE LANGUAGE IN HERE IS A LOT OF RAINBOWS AND UNICORNS AND WE ALL KNOW THEY'RE HARD TO FIND.
I WOULD ALSO QUESTION, THERE'S JUST STRUCTURALLY THIS PRETTY SUBJECTIVE.
WHAT EVENT MARKS A TIME OF POLITICAL POLARIZATION? THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WOULD SAY THAT WE ARE NOT IN A TIME OF POLITICAL POLARIZATION.
[OVERLAPPING] MAYBE, NO, I MEAN, TO BE HONEST.
THIS IS WORDED SUBJECTIVELY, BUT THIS I THINK THAT THE SPIRIT OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS CAPTURED WELL IN NUMBER 14 OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT THAT YOU'VE OFFERED.
GOOD IDEA, EXACTLY WHAT I WAS STRIKING.
CONTRACT LANGUAGE IS NOT NECESSARILY MY AREA OF EXPERTISE.
ESPECIALLY SINCE I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME.
FOR THE BOARD, SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR ROLE.
ADD IN LEAVES THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION PROCESS.
[01:40:05]
I AGREE WITH THAT [BACKGROUND].MS. COOKERS, A QUESTION ABOUT TIMELINE AND OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ANNUAL WORK PLAN.
CAN WE ADD IN THAT IT IS CONSISTENT? HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH BOARD GOALS AND PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES? OFTEN I EMBRACE THINGS TO HELP KEEP MYSELF IN CHECK.
HENCE, IF WE HAD HAD THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION AND PROCESS EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE SAID TO MYSELF, IS INCREASING RE-ASSESS [LAUGHTER].
HOW IS THAT CONNECTED TO OUR BOARD GOAL? IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HARDER TO FIND THAT LINK.
I THINK THAT AS WE DEVELOP THE AGENDA, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S REFLECTING THE STATED BOARD GOALS.
STRATEGIC PLAN AND ALSO THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, BEFORE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES GOALS THAT WE'VE SET OUT FOR THE BOARD.
AND YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THIS, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
I HAVE TOO MANY PAPERS ON THE DAY.
THEY WERE NOT STAPLED. [BACKGROUND] [OVERLAPPING].
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THE DIALOGUE AND WE'RE ENDING WITH PLENTY OF TIME BEFORE 05:00.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE FEEDBACK.
I APPRECIATE THE EVALUATION AND GOING THROUGH OUR GOVERNANCE.
NEXT WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS IN SCHOOL BOARD COMMENTS.
[F. Announcements, Communications, and School Board Comments]
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS? THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING WILL BE HELD THIS EVENING ON MARCH 14TH, 2023, AT 06:30.IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE NEED TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION,
[G. Adjournment into Closed Session]
WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONFERENCE ROOM.MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THE ITEMS FOR TODAY'S CLOSED SESSION.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SCHOOL BOARD DESIRE CENTER INTO A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE SECTION 2.2-3711.A OF THE COURT OF VIRGINIA, AND THEN VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, AND SPECIFICALLY UNDER SUBSECTION 1, THE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF PERSONNEL, DISCIPLINARY MATTERS.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU'VE JUST HEARD THE ITEMS REQUESTED TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION IN THAT REGARD? SO MOVED.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
WE ARE NOW IN CLOSED SESSION.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.